Plastic Machining in the Oil Drilling and Exploration Industries
Plastic Machining Inc. (PMI) specializes in providing high-performance machined plastic components for the oil drilling and exploration industries. These environments demand materials that can withstand extreme temperatures, high pressure, and exposure to corrosive chemicals—conditions that often lead to the failure or degradation of metals. Our plastic products excel in these harsh environments, maintaining their integrity and performance even under the most severe conditions.
Precision also matters when equipment depends on components with exact dimensions or specialized fits. Oil and gas plastic machining supports these requirements by producing application-specific parts that can meet demanding dimensional specifications while taking advantage of the performance characteristics of advanced polymers.
To learn more about how our plastic machining services can benefit your operations in the oil drilling and exploration industries or to request an affordable quote, please e-mail us, call us at 888-761-4262, or use our contact form.
Plastic Applications in the Oil Drilling and Exploration Industries
Machined plastics supports applications where electrical isolation or reduced component weight provides a functional advantage. Engineers can incorporate these properties into equipment designs without relying solely on traditional metallic components.
- Protective Equipment: Plastic products are engineered to withstand vibration, shock, and high temperatures, providing robust protection in demanding environments.
- Surface Coatings: With excellent abrasion resistance, our plastic components perform exceptionally well in corrosive environments and at high temperatures without degrading.
- Structural Components: Plastics offer dimensional and chemical stability under severe conditions. Their resistance to heat, steam, and chemicals makes them ideal for seals, connectors, insulators, and electrical components in oil industry equipment.
- Bearing and Wear Components: Plastics provide low friction and dimensional stability across a wide temperature range, with low thermal expansion. This makes them ideal for bearings, wear pads, thrust and rotary slides, gears, container liners, and other impact-resistant components.
Preferred Plastics for the Oil Drilling and Exploration Industries
Plastic Machining Inc. (PMI) offers a range of high-performance plastics frequently used in the oil drilling and exploration industries. These materials are chosen for their ability to withstand extreme conditions, including high temperatures, corrosive environments, and heavy wear.
Commonly Used Plastics:
- Acetal®: A semi-crystalline plastic known for its extremely low wear, rigidity, toughness, and dimensional stability. It absorbs minimal moisture and is easy to machine.
Learn More About Acetal - Celazole®: Offers excellent dimensional stability and strength, even at the highest sustained temperatures.
Learn More About Celazole® - Nylatron®: Self-lubricating with superior wear and impact resistance. Nylatron® also features excellent load-bearing capabilities.
Learn More About Nylatron® - PEEK: A semi-crystalline material that provides exceptionally high-temperature performance, with good wear and friction properties. PEEK is easy to machine, form, and weld, offering design versatility and excellent dimensional stability. It also resists chemicals, water, and steam without degradation.
Learn More About PEEK - Polyethylene: An olefin-based polymer with excellent chemical resistance. It is easy to machine, highly resistant to abrasion and stress-cracking, and offers good water resistance.
Learn More About Polyethylene - PVC: A flexible plastic that can be tailored for additional heat, chemical, and wear resistance. It is resistant to oil, has low gas permeability, and is easy to machine, heat-form, and weld.
Learn More About PVC - Ryton® PPS: Known for exceptional chemical resistance, compressive strength, and heat dissipation, making it ideal for demanding oil industry applications.
Learn More About Ryton®
Expert Material Selection Assistance
Early material evaluation helps align machining requirements with the final component design. Considering tolerances, geometry, and operating demands for oil and gas plastic machining supports a more efficient path from material selection to a finished precision part.
For help selecting the optimal material for your application, contact the PMI technical support team. We understand the unique advantages and limitations of each plastic material and can guide you in choosing the best option for cost, function, and durability.